Conversation #73

Customer: Can I see the sizes?
Me: Of what?
Customer: The popcorns.
Me: Sure. (points) The large and the medium are right here in the warmer.
Customer: Oh, okay.
(a few seconds of staring)
Customer: Which one is the large?
Me: (jokingly) The bigger one.
Employee #2: (passing by) Oh, it's the white one, on the top.
(a ( Read more... )

Conversation #69

Customer: Do you have any orange drink?
Me: Well, we have the Tropicana orange soda. But we only have it in the 20oz. bottle.
Customer: (peers at cooler, looks uncertain or possibly confused)
Me: (helpfully) It's the same price as a medium fountain drink.
Customer: ... Is it in a bottle?

Conversation #70

Employee: Did ( Read more... )

Conversation #66

Customer: (holds up a shaker which is both labeled RED PEPPER, and is also clear) Is this pepper?

Conversation #67

Customer: Excuse me, do you have any different popcorn? This is really bland, like there isn't any salt on it.
Me: (trying to be helpful) Actually there's a salt shaker right over there, sir.
Customer: ( ( Read more... )

Conversation #64

Customer #1: I was in Ann Arbor today, and on the corner of State and Liberty, I saw a clown handing out balloons!
Customer #2: Was it a real clown, or just someone dressed up as a clown?

Conversation #65

Customer: I'd like to see Angels & Demons, please.
Employee: Sure, would you like to see the 12:40 show or the 1:10 show ( Read more... )

It seems like the number of mind-boggling conversations has greatly increased with the advent of the new year. Seriously, there was a pretty decent drought of noteworthy interactions for a long while there, and I've had easily a half-dozen in the last three months. Looks like maybe it's just gonna be one of those years...

Conversation #63

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Since this is the XXXth installment, I feel like these should be naughtier conversations. Oh well, soul-destroying will have to do.

Conversation #60

Customer: (after being handed her ticket stub) Now with these, can I watch any show after this one is done, or do I have to pay again?

Conversation #61

(Customer is standing in front of the ( Read more... )

Conversation #59

(Customer has ordered two different slices of pizza. An employee puts them in separate boxes and hands them to the customer, one on top of the other.)

Employee: Here you go, ma'am! The top slice is the supreme.
Customer: Okay, thank you. How do I tell which is which?

Conversation #58

Customer: Um, I know this is probably a stupid question, but... can I take this popcorn into the theater?
Dan: (facepalm)

Conversation #57

Customer: We'll have a pretzel, please. Um, plain.
Me: Sure thing. Can I get you anything to drink today?
Customer: Hm, I don't think so. You don't have frozen Coke, do you?
Me: Nope, afraid not. We do have grape and cherry Icees over there in the stand, though.
Customer: (confused expression) ... What's an Icee? Is ( Read more... )

Conversation #55

Customer: (on phone) Even though it's raining, can we still come see a movie?

Conversation #56

(Customer brings over receipt for items she already paid for at the stand. These items are a slice of pepperoni pizza, a hot dog, and an order of pretzel nuggets.)

Me: Salted or plain?
Customer: (confused look) Which one?
Me: ( Read more... )